registry / @telora/daemon / 0.22.131

@telora/daemon@0.22.131

Agent orchestration daemon for Telora - spawns and manages Claude Code instances

AI Security Review

scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Source inspection confirms that daemon startup can automatically update shared Codex instructions after connection setup, creating a concrete agent configuration risk. The package has no install hook, and the inspected runtime operation hints concern package analysis and agent workflow; they do not establish a separate attack.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

Starting the daemon when configured products and Telora organization settings exist and the global Codex instructions file is present.

Impact

The change can influence guidance for interactive and daemon-managed Codex sessions on that workstation.

Mechanism

The daemon writes or merges a Telora-managed instruction block into the shared Codex instructions file. The block directs agent work through Telora.

AI rationale

Evidence

dist/shell/unified-shell.jsdist/shell/unified-shell-provisioning.jsdist/cli/connect/agents.jsdist/templates/agents-md.js~/.codex/AGENTS.md

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 82.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

Daemon startup refreshes Codex instructions when Telora products and organization settings are present, and refreshes the global file if it already exists.
The global refresh writes a Telora-managed instruction block to the operator’s shared Codex instructions file; the block directs agent workflow through Telora.
The package exposes connection setup as a CLI command, but subsequent daemon startups perform the refresh automatically.
The manifest has no install hook; its only publish lifecycle script builds and stamps package metadata.
The flagged worktree and spawn operations inspect package scripts, install dependencies, or report agent-resolution results; these inspected excerpts do not establish an attack.

Evidence against

The global instructions file must already exist, and the refresh manages a Telora instruction block rather than creating the file unconditionally.
The inspected install-related runtime excerpts show package-analysis and installer behavior, not a verified malicious lifecycle action.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcess

Source & flagged code

6 flagged

dist/update/self-update.jsView file

Lines 1-47javascript

1// PINNED-BY-BEGIN (generated by gen:pinned-by -- do not hand-edit; checked by lint:pinned-by)

2// Pinned by: packages/daemon/src/update/auto-update.test.ts,

3// packages/daemon/src/update/npx-run-guard.test.ts, packages/daemon/src/update/package-root-paths.test.ts,

4// packages/daemon/src/update/self-update.test.ts

5// PINNED-BY-END

6/**

7 * Self-update mechanism for the Telora daemon.

8 *

9 * Handles the full update lifecycle:

10 * 1. Detect installation mode (npm global, npx cache, or git source)

11 * 2. Dependency-ordered rebuild chain for git source mode

12 * 3. Pre-update snapshot for rollback

13 * 4. Update orchestration (stop engines, update, restart)

14 * 5. Version check and up-to-date detection

15 * 6. Migration auto-apply after update

16 *

17 * Three installation modes:

18 * - **npm**: Installed globally via `npm install -g @telora/daemon`.

19 * Updates via `npm install -g --@telora:registry=<channel> @telora/daemon@latest`

20 * (the update channel: npmjs unless TELORA_REGISTRY_URL overrides it).

21 * - **npx**: Running from an ephemeral npx cache (`~/.npm/_npx/<hash>/`).

22 * Self-update can't replace the running binary in place. The update path

23 * clears the npx cache and instructs the user to re-run via `npx`, which

24 * will then fetch the latest version. Auto-update is disabled.

25 * - **git**: Running from a git checkout (development mode).

26 * Updates via `git pull` + dependency-ordered rebuild.

27 */

28import { execFileSync, execFile } from 'node:child_process';

29import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

dist/update/self-update.jsView on unpkg · L17

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/update/self-update.jsView on unpkg · L27

30import { dirname, resolve, join } from 'node:path';

31import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';

32import { checkForUpdates, resolveUpdateChannelUrl, scopedInstallArgs, scopedInstallCommand, } from './version-check.js';

33import { createLogger } from '../shell/log.js';

34import { loadEnvConfig } from '@telora/daemon-core';

35const log = createLogger({ module: 'self-update' });

36// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

37// Installation mode detection (TEL-1)

38// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

39/**

40 * Detect whether the daemon is running from an npm global install,

41 * an ephemeral npx cache, or a git source checkout.

42 *

43 * Heuristics (in order):

44 * - Path contains `/_npx/` -> npx mode (ephemeral cache).

45 * - Source directory contains a `.git` directory (or a parent does) -> git mode.

46 * - Otherwise -> npm mode (global install, project node_modules, etc.).

47 *

dist/verify/verification-baseline-run.jsView file

Lines 313-353javascript

313 if ('unreadable' in parity) {

314 return {

315 unavailable: `the dependency install inputs of the focus base ${base} could not be compared with the focus worktree's `

316 + `(${parity.unreadable}), so whether its installs stand for the base's is unknown`

scripts/telora-daemon-wrapper.shView file

•path = scripts/telora-daemon-wrapper.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 774 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

scripts/telora-daemon-wrapper.shView on unpkg

build-info.jsonView file

•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 27

High

Semantic Analysis Limited

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

build-info.jsonView on unpkg

dist/shell/unified-shell.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = @telora/daemon@0.22.104 matchedIdentity = npm:QHRlbG9yYS9kYWVtb24:0.22.104 similarity = 0.850 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

dist/shell/unified-shell.jsView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

6 flagged · loading source

dist/update/self-update.jsView file

27*/ L28: import { execFileSync, execFile } from 'node:child_process'; L29: import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

dist/update/self-update.jsView on unpkg · L27

17* Three installation modes: L18: * - **npm**: Installed globally via `npm install -g @telora/daemon`. L19: * Updates via `npm install -g --@telora:registry=<channel> @telora/daemon@latest` ... L27: */ L28: import { execFileSync, execFile } from 'node:child_process'; L29: import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs';

High

Runtime Package Install

Package source invokes a package manager install command at runtime.

dist/update/self-update.jsView on unpkg · L17

dist/verify/verification-baseline-run.jsView file

333// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- L334: /** Spawn `sh -c command` in cwd and capture the FULL combined stdout+stderr and how it ended. */ L335: export function runShellCapture(command, cwd, timeoutMs) {

Findings

1 Critical4 High4 Medium5 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/shell/unified-shell.js

HighChild Processdist/update/self-update.js

HighShelldist/verify/verification-baseline-run.js

HighRuntime Package Installdist/update/self-update.js

HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbuild-info.json

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Build Helperscripts/telora-daemon-wrapper.sh

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to @telora/daemon@0.22.131.

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Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.

Evidence last updated: 2026-10-20 03:23:22.408Z (UTC).

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